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Add a header and footer to a PDF

Put text at the top and bottom of every page: document name, date, reference number, "Page 3 / 12". Separate boxes for left, centre and right.

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How it works

  1. 1Choose your PDF or drop it here.
  2. 2Type your header and footer text and check the preview.
  3. 3Press Create and download the new PDF.

How to add headers and footers to a PDF

You do not need to go back to the Word file to show the document name on every page of a report or a reference number on every page of a filing. Headers and footers are written straight onto the PDF.

There are separate boxes for left, centre and right. Placeholders fill themselves on each page: page number, page count, today's date and the document name. Put "Page 3 / 12" bottom centre and the date top right, for example.

Adjust the text size and the distance from the edge, and skip the cover page if you like. On rotated pages the text still stands upright.

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Questions

Can I add the page number too?
Yes. Type {n} for the page number and {total} for the page count: "{n} / {total}".
I don't want it on the cover page.
Turn on "Skip first page"; numbering starts at 1 on the second page.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. Processing happens in your browser, on your own device; your files are never sent to Quillo servers or anywhere else. Nothing is left behind when you close the page.
Can I use accented characters?
Yes. The text is set in a font that covers Western and Turkish characters.

Your files are processed in your browser and never sent to our servers.

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